àn

HSK 3
common
verb
preposition

Meaning of

按 means to press; to push down; to hold back; to suspend. Pronounced àn. HSK 3.

  • to press; to push down
  • to hold back; to suspend
  • to suppress; to restrain

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
àn
xià
diàn
àn
niǔ
 

Please press the elevator button.

yòng
shǒu
zhǐ
àn
dīng
hǎi
bào
dīng
zài
qiáng
shàng
 

He used his fingers to push the thumbtack to fix the poster on the wall.

Àn
mén
líng
de
shēng
yīn
tài
le
 

The doorbell press was too loud.

shēng
ràng
àn
jǐn
shāng
kǒu
zhǐ
xuè
 

The doctor told me to press the wound firmly to stop the bleeding.

Qǐng
àn
kāi
guān
kāi
kōng
tiáo
 

Please press the switch to turn on the air conditioner.